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Believe me it’s very normal. You aren’t alone, this feeling will pass. Observe it but don’t engage. Try not to question it too much. Just let it pass. You aren’t alone on this one today
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It's normal. Everyone feels that way. If u really are suicidal then go to an emergency room or call 911. U maybe using suicidal thoughts to cope with painful situations. Sit through and solve those painful situations. Things will get better once u put in action.
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Yeah whenever I have them I just think of my family, I don’t want to put them through the pain.
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It’s normal, and I promise it will get better. Make sure you’re getting enough sleep and eating well because I went thru that which was quite out of character for me, and it was because I had huge stomach issues for about a month due to anxiety where I could barely eat without feeling consistently nauseous. Because I was practically malnourished, my brain started functioning poorly and I became very depressed. I decided to go the medicine route and since then I’ve started eating again and the thoughts have drastically subsided. I finally feel like I’m in control again! You’ve so got this. Don’t be afraid to ask for help, it isn’t abnormal.
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I’ve lost my appetite and I seem to never feel hungry.
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@JS0406 Just keep eating regularly, even if that means smaller portions more than 3 times a day
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Unfortunately, yes. I recently had a mental breakdown that involved suicidal thoughts and ideation for several weeks, but I’m doing much better now. Random question: are you getting enough sleep? My depression and anxiety/ OCD and suicidal thoughts always get REALLY BAD when I don’t sleep well or enough, and there is strong science to back that up. Also, do you have someone you can talk to or hang out with? I find that often helps me when I’m feeling suicidal.
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I’ve been up for two days but just slept and feel better.
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@JS0406 Yup! That will do it! I’m so glad to hear that you’re feeling better. And I hope you will continue to get enough high quality sleep. It is SO VALUABLE yet so underrated. ???
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@Beth823 I struggle to get to sleep, but I managed today don’t know how.
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@JS0406 ? What kind of struggles? Also, about how old are you (this is relevant to your circadian rhythm which dictates when you are supposed to sleep)?
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@Beth823 I’m 17 but I had no trouble getting to sleep before the intrusive thoughts.
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@JS0406 So are you in high school? What time do you start school? Unfortunately high school start times are WAY TOO EARLY and conflict with teenagers natural circadian rhythm (naturally go to sleep later and wake up later), which requires teens to cuts short their sleeping which deprived them of valuable REM sleep which is crucial for mental health. And then the cycle of inadequate sleep causes poor mental health and then poor mental health makes it harder to fall asleep and it is a vicious cycle that is 100% unnecessary BS!!! But unfortunately politicians and school boards don’t actually care about the health of our youth, all they care about is $$$. Sorry, this issue REALLY pisses me off, and although I’m 32 now, I REMEMBER how miserable and crazy I was in high school, and it’s time to stop this nonsense now that the science shows that it is detrimental to the health of our youth. Anyway...what specific intrusive thoughts are keeping you awake at night? And about what time do you go to bed, and about what time do you think you typically fall asleep?
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@Beth823 I just go to sleep when I get tired so can be anytime really.
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I’ve left school, you can leave school at 16 where I am, I left a temporary job the end of September but haven’t done anything since, I currently have HOCD.
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Ok, well at least a school or work schedule (which you usually have no control over), isn’t interfering with your sleep. I don’t have experience with HOCD, so I don’t have good advice to offer. Also, sexual orientation isn’t binary (100% straight or 100% gay or black vs white) instead it’s fluid on a spectrum with varying shades of gray. For example back in my college days I kissed a few girls, and I actually kind of liked kissing them better than guys (because guys often have rough stubble and aren’t as smooth as girls), BUT it never went further than that because I sexually preferred guys. So what I’m saying is that it’s possible to like guys (same sex as you) without actually being gay (and wanting to have sex with them). With homosexuality becoming much more accepted in society, would it really be that bad IF you were homosexual? What’s the WORST that could happen? Often times OCD is fueled by fear, so maybe try to think what it would be like if you actually were gay and how that would affect your life, and if you realize that it wouldn’t be a big deal, I would think that you’d stop having these obsessions because you realize that there’s nothing to fear, and then, without fear clouding your judgement, you’d be able more easily see and accept the truth which is that you truly aren’t gay. Although I don’t experience HOCD, the above method of questioning what would really happen if my obsession (without giving into compulsion) came true, was introduced to me by multiple therapists. I would think it would apply to any type of OCD, but I don’t know. Also, this isn’t a one-time exercise. Any time the thought comes up, you have to confront it, question it, and remind yourself that it’s not as bad as your OCD is telling you it is, and hopefully after doing it consistently numerous times, it will eventually go away. I hope this helps! ????♀️
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@Beth823 Yeah that helped, I need to stop trying to get an answer that is unsolvable because no one actually knows 100% what they are.
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I used to never have these thoughts it feels like im a different person and im so sad . I watched a TikTok of a girl with her kid and my Brain says how has she not killed her kid yet like wtf cus I get so many thoughts I’m shocked other ppl don’t and now my Brian says how I have I not hurt my dad . I keep posting and I shouldn’t but I feel not normal
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I’m not suicidal by any means, I had a thought one time when I was going through some stuff and ever since then I wake up every morning and think about it all day I have thoughts like “did I mean that?” “Did I want that?” “Am I gonna think this all day” “would I really do that” and literally it’s to the point it’s driving me nutssss please tell me I’m not alone and please tell me how you got through this, I started antidepressants about 6 days ago it’s called Effexor for the mean time I need some advice
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Ive been struggling with the fear that if i am suicidal or something and ive been having like fears or intrusive thoughts of jumping off or losing control and acting on these thoughts and i dont know if this is just some very bad case of anxiety? Im always thinking about it trying to prove it wrong in my head and its gotten to a point where its effecting my sleep, i use chat gpt. I know deep down i dont wanna do any of it, i mean the very thought makes me panic quick so idk i just want to forget all these thoughts and i was wondering if anyone goes through this as well?
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